He joined the Army immediately after graduation, earned a battlefield promotion to
lieutenant colonel at 28 and received many medals — including the DSC and two Croix de Guerre — mainly for his exploits
as a
commander of tanks in General George Patton's Third Army, where his feats earned him the nickname «Risky.»
Education is Brig's second career, following his successful service
as an officer in the US Coast Guard, having attained the rank of
lieutenant commander.